Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.8° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 12AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
12
1
N
11
1
N
11
1
N
11
0.9
N
11
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
NNW
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.8
S
5
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.7
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
248
237
233
182
128
121
90
90
59
57
39
35
22
21
20
11
10
43
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
SSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
40
SW
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:46PM3.00m
5:02AM3.11m
5:30PM2.83m
5:58AM2.87m
6:29PM2.64m
Low Tide
10:50PM0.60m
11:20AM0.63m
11:39PM0.78m
12:16PM0.91m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:00
7:58
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
14
16
18
18
17
15
14
13
13
14
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
8
8
9
10
12
11
12
14
15
14
12
10
8
8
7
10
10
7
6
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